US seizes second Venezuelan oil tanker

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Venezuela has accuses the Trump administration of 'international piracy' after US forces seize a second oil tanker off the country's coast. We speak to former Venezuelan Minister Ricardo Huassmann about why he supports regime change, and explore the US war game planning which could come into play if the Maduro regime is toppled. Also in the programme: As Australia marks a national day of reflection to honour the victims of last weeks Hanukkah terror attack, we speak to Bondi survivor Chavi Blok; and Grammy winning jazz musician Michael League tells us why he believes more action is needed to protect artists from the threat of AI. Joining Krupa Padhy to discuss this and more are the writer, broadcaster and actor Alex Andreou, and independent journalist Isabel Woodford. (Pictured:A U.S. military helicopter flies over the Panama-flagged Centuries, which was intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard, days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a "blockade" of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, east of Barbados in the Caribbean Sea December 20, 2025. Credit: DHS/Handout via REUTERS)